by Thomas Dorsey
| Intro: | Piano | A | B7 | E7 | A | D | A |
| A | A7 | |
| Oh well, I'm | tired and so | weary |
| D | A | |
| But I | must go | alone |
| A | B7 | E | E7 | |
| Till the | lord comes and | calls, calls me | away, oh | yes |
| A | A7 | |
| Well the | morning's so | bright |
| D | A | |
| And the | lamb is the | light |
| A | B7 | E7 | A | D | A7 | |
| And the | night, night is as | black | as the | sea, | oh | yes |
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| A | A7 | |
| Well the | bear will be | gentle |
| D | A | |
| And the | wolves will be | tame |
| A | B7 | E | E7 | |
| And the | lion shall lay | down by the | lamb, oh | yes |
| A | A7 | |
| And the | beasts from the | wild |
| D | A | |
| Shall be | led by a | child |
| A | B7 | E7 | A | D | A7 | |
| And I'll be | changed,changed from this | creature that | I | am, | oh | yes |
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| Tag: | A | B7 | E7 | A | D | A |
| There will be | peace in the | valley | for | me, | for | me |